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Quality Assurance Lead
- Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Job type
- Contract
- Closing date
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, software testing, or a related field
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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A Taleo client is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Lead to provide leadership and oversight across testing activities for complex technology initiatives. The successful candidate will bring a strong background in quality assurance, test planning, and team leadership, with the ability to work closely with technical teams, business stakeholders, and project leadership to ensure solutions are delivered to a high standard of quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the overall QA and testing strategy across projects and initiatives
- Develop and oversee test plans, test cases, test scripts, and testing schedules
- Coordinate functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing
- Provide guidance and mentorship to QA analysts and other testing resources
- Review business and technical requirements to ensure appropriate test coverage
- Lead defect management activities, including prioritization, tracking, escalation, and resolution
- Work closely with developers, business analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to identify and resolve quality issues
- Support and coordinate UAT activities with business users
- Monitor testing progress, risks, dependencies, and quality metrics, providing regular updates to project leadership
- Establish and improve QA standards, processes, tools, and best practices
- Identify opportunities for test automation and continuous improvement
- Ensure testing documentation and evidence are complete, accurate, and maintained throughout the project lifecycle
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, software testing, or a related field
- Demonstrated experience leading QA activities on complex technology projects
- Strong experience developing test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts
- Experience leading and mentoring QA or testing resources
- Strong understanding of software development and testing methodologies
- Experience with functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing
- Experience with defect tracking and test management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and testing workstreams in a fast-paced project environment
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead QA strategy and testing activities across complex projects, including planning and coordinating functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing. Mentor testing staff, manage defects and quality risks, report progress to project leadership, and improve QA standards, processes, and automation.
Requirements
Requires 10 or more years of experience in quality assurance or software testing, including leadership of QA activities on complex technology projects. Candidates should have strong testing methodology and test management experience, excellent analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Test Strategy
- Test Planning
- Test Case Development
- Test Script Development
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Defect Management
- Test Management Tools
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Test Automation
- Risk Monitoring
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Quality Assurance
- Software Testing
- QA Strategy
- Test Plans
- Test Cases
- Test Scripts
- Testing Schedules
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- Defect Management
- Defect Prioritization
- Defect Tracking
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Test Management Tools
- Test Automation
- Continuous Improvement
- QA Standards
- Requirements Review
- Quality Metrics
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Team Leadership
- Mentoring
- Business Consulting